Fostering private investments into halting the major driver of deforestation in the Amazon
While there is a heated debate about the number of fires in the Amazon and the Cerrado and who is to blame, IDH continues to develop solutions to halt deforestation…
Some 3.124 cars on the road for a whole year, electricity to turn on 417.181 laptops for a year, 207 filled Olympic swimming pools, and 1.3 million USD in savings.
Join the international living wage and living income conference
On the 5th and 6th of November, the worlds’ first international conference on living wage and living income takes place. As sustainable sourcing in the private sector becomes the…
IDH, RySS partnership Awarded Under P4G’s Green Growth Initiative
The Sustainable Sourcing at Scale Partnership between IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative and Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) is one of the seven partnerships that have been granted funding under P4G’s…
Indonesia: New chocolate a “pioneer” of green investment in West Papua
The Indonesian chocolate makers Pipiltin Cocoa have launched a new addition to their collection: Ransiki 72%. The chocolate bar is made from cocoa sustainably grown in the…
Better Cotton GIF kicks off process to select 2020-21 Implementing Partners
The Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (Better Cotton GIF or the Fund) has rolled out the Request for Proposal (RFP) for selected and endorsed Better Cotton Implementing Partners (IP)…
Leading smart feed company to strengthen disease control capability in Indonesia
To improve the efficiency of aquaculture farms in Indonesia, eFishery, the University of Prince Edward Island and IDH have joined forces to optimize disease management. Farm data will be analysed by aquatic epidemiologists…
Third party impact report shows IDH is on the right track
IDH proudly presents the midterm evaluation of its contribution to public good impact at scale throughout its portfolio. The evaluation was performed by KPMG and validated by…
Vietnam: Public-private agreement to support coffee farmers to adapt to climate change
The Vietnamese government, together with leading international coffee company Jacob Douwe Egberts (JDE), the Vietnamese coffee trader Simexco, IDH and other…
IDH and Kenya Forest Service boost cooperation to sustainably manage South West Mau landscape
As part of a move to boost cooperation on forest conservation and sustainable landscape management, the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has visited the South…
Interview with Hans Docter: ‘I’m glad the issues around living wage and living income are high on the agenda now’
Interview by Daan de Wit with Hans Docter, Ambassador for Private Sector and Development and Director for Sustainable Economic Development at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
First General Meeting for the Beyond Chocolate stakeholders
On September 4th 2019, the first General Meeting of Beyond Chocolate will take place. This technical meeting will create a common understanding of the overarching themes of the partnership and…